Walter Price (artist) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Walter Price
Born	born 1989 Macon, Georgia
Nationality	American
Education	Middle Georgia College AA, 2012-14 The Art Institute of Washington BA, 2011

Walter Price (born 1989) is an American painter based in New York City. He is represented by Greene Naftali and The Modern Institute

Early life

Born and raised in Macon, Georgia, Price served four years in the navy aboard the USS Whidbey Island. His military service enabled him to pursue his art education on the GI Bill.

Career

Price's artistic practice often involves materials beyond acrylic or vinyl paint, as he incorporates fabric and photographs into his works. The paintings, often on wood panel, embody compositions that blur the line between abstraction and figuration.

Exhibitions

Group exhibitions

• 2013 – Full Spectrum, Harriet Tubman Museum, Macon, GA
• 2016 – Hill of Munch, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
• 2016 – No Free Tax Art Month, 247365, New York, NY
• 2017 – Mondialité (curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Asad Raza), Boghossian Foundation – Villa Empain, Brussels
• 2017 – 99 Cents or Less, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Detroit, MI
• 2017 – Fictions, The Studio Museum Harlem, New York, NY
• 2018 – FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, Ohio
• 2019 – Techniques of the Observer, Greene Naftali, New York, NY
• 2019 – 2019 Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, curated by Rujeko Hockley and Jane Panetta

Solo exhibitions

• 2016 – The Modern Institute, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Walter Price
• 2016 – Karma, New York, Pearl Lines
• 2017 – LUMA Foundation, Zurich, 89Plus: Americans 2017
• 2018 – The Modern Institute, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Pearl Lines
• 2018 – Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne, Germany, Pearl Lines
• 2018 – MoMA PS1, Queens, New York

Permanent collections

• Whitney Museum of Art, New York, NY

Publications

• 2016 - Crystal Black, Karma, New York